since this aircraft is already overrated .I've heard quite alot of rumours regarding the PAK-CHINA JF17 development .saying stuff like PAKISTAN did not manage to do anything .the design was articulated by a chinese engineer . and all the parts of the THUNDER are imported from china .also saying that SINCE it was supposed to be copy of the F16 .pakistan only contributed in sharing some of its pilot experience . so just.... rumours or the cold truth?
Truth is American (
northrop grumman), Chinese (
chengdu aircraft complex), Russian (
Mikoyan) and Pakisrani (
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex) designers all played part in this aircraft's initial development in 90s when it was known as
Project saber II. Later renamed
project super 7.
But after pakistan's announcement of nuclear status american put sanctions on pakistan and American companies european companies and russians backed off, also one factor was american sanctions on china after tianmen square incident american gruman comoany left in early 90s because of sanctions on china.
Since pakistan and china care very less about united states sanctions and there is no way to monitor what happens between two asian countries china and paksitan. These two countries continued the development and super 7 evolved into Jf 17 with chinese and pakistani investment and designers.
Jf 17 has 100% input from pakistan air force pilots. Only aircraft in the world designed for the airc force by an air force.
Everything jf 17 thunder has is whar pakistan air force pilots ever wanted in an aircraft with Block III being the best of all desires of PAF pilots.
Its an aircraft initially designed by Russia united states and china .As super 7. Then after 2000s updated by pakistan air force and chinese engineers of 3 aviation companies in china. With the cheif designer
yang wei being the head of chengdu aircraft company in Chengdu city china. This firm also designed and produced chinese
stealth aircraft j-20 , and a chinese medium combat aircraft known as
J-10, JF 17 shares many technologies with J10 of chinese air force.
But J10 is a step up from jf 17.
Success of jf 17 proves next pakistani aircraft should be made with direct input from pakistan air force keeping in mind what pilots of pakistan air force want. Rather than what govt wants or aircraft design engineers want.